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2 Couple - 4 Person Best Shot - Saturday, June 7
2 Couple 4 Person Best Shot Saturday, June 7, 2008 Championship Flight: 1st place - 62 - Thorne’s and Buseman’s 2nd place - 62 - Deb and Gus Barker, Julie and Clark Wilharm 3rd place - 66 - Paulette and Dan Norton, Donna and Gary Kolbet 4th place - 66 - Penny and Chad Steere, Sharon and Troy Collins All prizes awarded today are in the form of gift certificates to the Waverly Pro Shop Thanks for playing!!!
2008 Art Walk Photos
2008 Shelter Reservations
Reservations for 2008 Waverly city park shelters continue on a first come basis at the Leisure Services Department located in City Hall. Shelter reservation forms are available on line or at the office. Shelter reservations are not complete until the fee is paid and the reservation is recorded. Shelters available for reservation are Amvets Shelter, Droste Shelter, Kid’s Kingdom Shelter, and Lion’s Shelter all in Memorial/Fairgrounds Park, and South Riverside Shelter. Kitchen/storage areas are NOT available for rent. Fees are $30.00 for a 4 hour period. Amvets and Droste shelters are handicapped accessible. Kohlmann Park Shelters are first come – first serve and not available for reservation. Kegs of beer are permitted in the parks if a keg permit is applied for and granted at least 24 hours before the event by the Director of Leisure Services. Fee for a keg permit is $25.00 plus $30.00 rental of a shelter. For more information, call 352-6263. Reservations are taken at the Waverly Civic Center/City Hall, Leisure Services Department, 200 First St. NE, PO Box 616, Waverly, IA 50677.
All Recreation & Learn to Swim Programs Now Thru Wartburg
All recreation and learn to swim programs are now run by Wartburg College. You can call them at 319-352-8716 or follow this link: www.the-w.org
April 4 Person Best Shot Results
April Kick-Off 4 Person Best Shot Sunday, April 6, 2008 Championship Flight: 1st place - 59 - Chuck Nygren, Jim Nygren, Bob Huff, Steve Cero 2nd place – 59 - Bill Tisue, Eric Schweinefus, Ollie Lybeck, Dale Putman 3rd place – 60 - Bob Lenz, Bill Coonradt, Dan Rector, Tim Kuethe First Flight: 1st place - 63 - Ryan Negen, Johnny Cousin, Ryan Bennett, Joe Bixler 2nd place – 63 - Gus Barker, Larry Rasmussen, Larry Helmers, Paul Wright 3rd place – 64 - Bo Blake, Steve Tyler, Tom Gronoski, Justin Bishop All prizes awarded today are in the form of gift certificates to the Waverly Pro Shop Thanks for playing!!!
April Kick-Off 3 Person Best Shot
April Kick-Off 3 Person Best Shot Sunday, April 27, 2008 Championship Flight: 1st place - 60 – Dan Norton, Tom Ray, Ricky Burks 2nd place – 63 – Troy Creery, Doug DuBois, Dave Meeter 3rd place – 64– Clark Wilharm, Brad Young, Dale Matthews First Flight: 1st place - 66 – Dan Rector, Bill Coonradt, Nick Hildebrand 2nd place – 67– Bo Blake, Dave Grawe, John Lund 3rd place – 68– Jerry Hennings, Tom Gronoski, Bob Lenz All prizes awarded today are in the form of gift certificates to the Waverly Pro Shop Thanks for playing!!!
Civic Center Room Reservations
The Waverly City Council recently adopted new rules and rates for use of the Waverly Civic Center meeting rooms effective February 1, 2008 at 8:00 am. The rooms are available to the public for rent to use for meetings, retirements, graduations, holidays, receptions and multiple other uses. One of the key changes is that now groups can reserve the rooms up to 6 months in advance. The meeting rooms are actually one 30x70 room that can be split into 3 rooms with the use of movable walls. If all the moveable walls are used, the dimensions of the three rooms are approximately 40x30, 20x30 and 20x30. There is a serving kitchen that can be rented that has a refrigerator and microwave. All rooms have a view of the Cedar River. Groups must indicate on the reservation form the number of tables and chairs and if any other equipment is needed. All groups are responsible for their own set up and clean up unless additional fees are paid. If the reservation is during the City Hall closed hours, the rental group must pick up a key prior to the event and be shown how to secure the building. There is no smoking and no alcohol is allowed. Fees are approximately $10/hour for non profit groups with a minimum of $20 for two hours. Private groups are charged $100 for the first 4 hours and $200 for anything over 4 hours. There are additional charges for optional items. All reservations require a completed reservation form, payment of the appropriate fee plus separate deposit check before the room(s) can be reserved. For more information, call 352-6263. Reservations are taken on a first come basis at the Waverly Civic Center/City Hall, Leisure Services Department, 200 First St. NE, PO Box 616, Waverly, IA 50677. The Civic Center is handicapped accessible.
Harlington Cemetery Burials, Veteran's Listings & Headstone Photos
For you genealogy enthusiasts you might want to check out the newest addition to our website. It lists all veterans buried in Harlington Cemetery, including the war(s) they served in, service awards, and location in the cemetery. In addition all Harlington Cemetery burial records through fall, 2007 are now available online.
For Veteran's Listing please block and copy this link into your browser: http://city.waverlyia.com/cemetery_veterans.asp
For Burial Records please block and copy this link into your browser: http://city.waverlyia.com/cemetery_burials.asp
For a link to Iowa Gravestone Photo Project please block and copy this link into your browser:
http://iowagravestones.org/cemetery_list.php?CID=9&cName=Harlington
For more information, please contact the Leisure Services Department at 352-6263.
Harlington Cemetery Crypt Cap Completion
Harlington Cemetery Decorations to be Removed
All Memorial Day decorations that are not placed on concrete foundations or on flower stands must be removed by Monday, June 30, 2008. All flowers left after this date will be removed and kept at the cemetery shop until Monday, July 14 and then discarded if not claimed. For more information, call Craig Mehmen at the Cemetery office at 352-6264.
Ladies Tuesday Morning Golf League
The Waverly Golf Course Ladies Tuesday Morning Golf League is an informal league that emphasizes fun and all levels of playing golf. The pre-league coffee meeting was Tuesday, May 6th, with coffee in the Pro Shop at 8:30 am and golf to followed. Participants can start at the beginning of the season or jump in the middle of the season. This is a fun league with no partners, and no make-up games. This is a pay as you play format. Each Tuesday you play the fee is $1.00 to pay for prizes (plus regular golf fees). Prizes will be given out each week. If you aren’t available until June, that’s OK- start anytime! If you would like more information, call the Waverly Pro Shop 352-1530.
May 4-Person Best Shot
May 4 Person Best Shot Sunday, May 11, 2008 Championship Flight: 1st place - 59 – Klayton Kirkpatrick, Heal Sorenson, Trent Valde, Tannor Gould 2nd place – 68 – Gus Barker, Deb Barker, Ricky Burks, Josh Urban All prizes awarded today are in the form of gift certificates to the Waverly Pro Shop Thanks for playing!!!
Municipal Outdoor Pool Season Passes
Waverly Outdoor Pool Season Pass Sales Season Passes for the Waverly Outdoor Pool are available at the Swimming Pool this year. Current fees are $120 for a family pass with up to 5 family members. Any additional family members are $20 each. Family members are defined as being on the parent’s income tax. Individual season passes are $58. Passes are good for any open swim time or lap swim time. Call the pool for more information at 352-6249.
Outdoor Municipal Pool Party Reservations
Pool Party Reservations Pool Party Reservations continue to be taken at the Swimming Pool. Fees are based upon the number of hours and number of people expected to attend. Pool parties can be reserved for times outside of the regular open times for the pool, typically the evenings after the pool closes or weekend mornings. Call the pool for more information at 352-6249.
Street Tree Ordinance Guidelines
Waverly Leisure Services Department Street Tree Planting Guidelines Citizens may be unaware that Waverly has a tree ordinance with guidelines for planting and trimming and a suggested tree list. Specifically, the guidelines address the location of new plantings on public land i.e., the parking or the space between the curb and sidewalk. The City prefers to not have trees planted in the parking. However, if you have 50 square feet of exposed soil, 4'9" wide, 4'9" away from driveways and 20 feet away from street intersections, you may plant in the parking. If there is no curb, trees can be planted 10' or farther away from the edge of the street. No pine or evergreen should be planted between the sidewalk and curb or within 10 feet of the curb. Pine trees spread at the bottom making them difficult to see through. When they are closer to the street, they are a visibility and safety problem. Homeowners must keep their trees pruned at least 8' above the sidewalk and 16' above the street. To avoid power lines, trees that will be fully grown over 30' should not be planted under the lines. Find list of small trees below. | | Small Trees
These trees are appropriate for planting under or near distribution power lines. Trees that mature at heights of less than twenty-five feet do not require significant pruning to assure public safety and reliable utility service when planted under distribution power lines. The State Urban Forester recommends this list of trees for planting in the space between the curb and sidewalk. Small trees have a mature height of up to 25 feet, spaced 20 feet apart and include Crabapples, Flowering Crabs, Hornbeam, Amur Corktree, Amur Maple, Red Bud, Serviceberry, Japanese Tree Lilac, Japanese Pagoda Tree, Magnolia, Washington Hawthorn, and Dogwood. | | | Medium Trees The ultimate height of this tree may not be compatible with power lines and site conditions. To assure public safety and service reliability, contact The Leisure Services Department before choosing to plant this tree near power lines. Medium trees have a mature height of up to 25 to 40 feet and spaced 30 feet apart and include River Birch, Little Leaf Linden, Horsechestnut, Buckeye, Paper Birch, Black Cherry, Ginkgo, and Redmond Linden. | |
| Large Trees Because this tree will grow very tall,DO NOT PLANT NEAR POWER LINES.Tall- growing trees, under or near power lines, are a safety hazard to people and electric service. We thank you for your cooperation to select a more appropriate tree. That selection will assure greater public safety, reduce electrical outages, and reduce expenditures for tree pruning and line repair. Large trees have a mature height of over 40 feet, spaced 30 to 40 feet apart and include White Oak, Red Oak, Black Oak, English Oak, Burr Oak, Swamp White Oak, Lacebark Elm, Honeylocust (thornless and podless varieties), Kentucky Coffeetree, American Linden, Hickories, Sycamore, Hackberry, and Red Maple. Experts suggest that large trees should not be planted in the minimal spaces. You may notice that large maple trees are not listed because there are too many maple street trees in Waverly. | | | Nuisance Trees By ordinance, these trees have been defined as nuisance trees and cannot be planted on any street or public place. Boxelder, Cottonwood, Boileana Poplar, American Elm, Black Locust, Poplar, Siberian Elm, White Poplar, Willows, Silver Maple, Weeping Birch, Fruit Trees (except ornamentals), Lombardy Poplar, Tree of Heaven, Catalpa, European Mountain Ash. |
Finally, tree contractors are required to get an annual permit to operate in the City of Waverly. To comply, the contractor must provide a $10.00 fee, contact information, and a current certificate of insurance. Permits may be obtained during office hours at the Leisure Services Office.
Don’t forget – always look up before you plant a tree. Call Iowa One Call = 1-800-292-8989 for location of underground utilities. Benefits of Trees - Trees supply the oxygen we need to breathe.
- Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing the carbon dioxide that we exhale and also that which is emitted by factories and engines.
- Trees are natural air conditioners. They lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves.
- Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.
- Trees trap and filter out dust and pollen on their hairy leaf surfaces.
- Trees slow down strong winds.
- Trees shelter us from direct sunlight on hot summer days.
- Tree roots stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.
- Trees provide us with colors, flowers, and beautiful landscapes.
- Trees camouflage unsightly scenes and break the monotony of endless highways, sidewalks and lawns.
- Trees give us privacy.
- Trees provide food and shelter.
- Trees properly located can significantly reduce home heating and cooling costs.
To the Golfers
To the Golfer It is the decision of the Commission that it would be in the best interest of the Golf Course and golfers to not reseed the bare areas we have from the harsh winter until this fall. This decision was based on information given to Doug Snook from Iowa State University Turfgrass Experts. Many options were given to the Staff and Commission by ISU in order to make this decision. If we were to do a short term fix of rye grass, we would have to rope off areas of the golf course to golf cart traffic for approximately a month (approximately May 15th-June 15th). Staff would need to double aerify (poke holes in the ground) the fairways and then over-seed with the rye grass. Staff would then come back in September and with Round Up (kill the grass in bad fairways) and over-seed with Bluegrass. This would mean another month of roped off areas (approximately September 1st-September 30th). We felt that this would be too much disruption to our everyday golfers. Therefore we have elected to wait and do the roping off in the fall rather than the two times of roping this year. Staff has done some aerification of the tees and approaches where we do not have herbicide down. The grass will be up in about a month in those areas. However the damaged fairways were treated with a herbicide last November to get rid of a knotweed problem and cannot be seeded with bluegrass at this time. Staff will do some small tine aerifying in the bad/trouble areas of the fairways in question. This is in hopes of getting some needed air exchange and hopefully some filling in of those trouble areas. We know that this will show more brown than we usually have in the fairways, but feel that this is the best decision for the long term conditions of the Waverly Golf Course. The Waverly Golf Course Staff
Waverly Municipal Outdoor Pool Reopens Saturday, June 28
Waverly Outdoor Pool Reopens!! Community Pool Party Saturday, June 28 The Waverly Outdoor Pool will reopen for the season this Friday, June 27 for regular hours. The pool was covered with 14”-16” of flood water, contaminating the water and all exposed surfaces. The pool was drained, cleaned, refilled and hyperchlorinated. The pool staff has worked very hard for the past week to get the pool ready for public use. Under the guidance of Manager Ryan Fonkert and Assistant Manager Sam Grace, the staff powerwashed, disinfected, and vacuumed the facility. The water has been balanced and heated. The concession stand has been cleaned and will be open. The miniature golf course sustained some damage and is closed indefinitely. Season passes and punch cards will go on sale at noon on Friday at the pool and will be on sale daily during pool hours. On Saturday, June 28, a Community Appreciation Pool Party will be held and everyone will be admitted free from 1pm to 8pm. FMI call Waverly Leisure Services at 352-4252 or the outdoor pool at 352-6249.
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